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Andhra Sugars (BOM:590062) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Andhra Sugars Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BOM:590062' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.63   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Andhra Sugars was -1.94. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.63.


Andhra Sugars Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Andhra Sugars Beneish M-Score Chart

Andhra Sugars Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 -2.61 -1.94 -2.75 -2.79

Andhra Sugars Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -2.79 - -

Competitive Comparison of Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Andhra Sugars's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Andhra Sugars Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Andhra Sugars for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.0142+0.528 * 1.018+0.404 * 1.0555+0.892 * 0.8025+0.115 * 0.9498
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1499+4.679 * -0.03209-0.327 * 1.0035
=-2.79

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₹1,931 Mil.
Revenue was ₹18,909 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹8,354 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹8,340 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹20,751 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹9,935 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹757 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹131 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,109 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹7 Mil.
Net Income was ₹751 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ₹1,417 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₹2,373 Mil.
Revenue was ₹23,564 Mil.
Gross Profit was ₹10,597 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₹8,734 Mil.
Total Assets was ₹20,346 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₹9,313 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₹671 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₹142 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₹2,032 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₹37 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(1931.039 / 18909.309) / (2372.637 / 23563.797)
=0.102121 / 0.10069
=1.0142

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(10597.13 / 23563.797) / (8353.828 / 18909.309)
=0.449721 / 0.441784
=1.018

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (8340.055 + 9934.824) / 20750.978) / (1 - (8733.713 + 9312.593) / 20346.352)
=0.119324 / 0.113045
=1.0555

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=18909.309 / 23563.797
=0.8025

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(670.998 / (670.998 + 9312.593)) / (756.509 / (756.509 + 9934.824))
=0.06721 / 0.070759
=0.9498

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(130.826 / 18909.309) / (141.777 / 23563.797)
=0.006919 / 0.006017
=1.1499

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((7.468 + 2109.395) / 20750.978) / ((36.701 + 2031.695) / 20346.352)
=0.102013 / 0.101659
=1.0035

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(751.048 - 0 - 1416.937) / 20750.978
=-0.03209

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Andhra Sugars has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Andhra Sugars Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Venkatarayapuram, West Godavari District, Tanuku, AP, IND, 534215
Andhra Sugars Ltd is a manufacturers' of Sugar, Industrial Alcohol, Caustic Soda &Chlor Alkali Products, Aspirin, Sulphuric Acid, Liquid & Solid Propellants, and also generating power through renewable and non-renewable resources. The company segment includes 1) Sugars, 2) Chlor Alkali, 3) Power Generation, 4) Industrial Chemicals -such as Suphuric Acid, UH 25 and MMH, Liquid Hydrogen, HTPB and 5) Others such as bulk drugs and Cattle Feed, Superphosphate etc. Key revenue is generated from Chlor Alkali segment.

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